Durga Puja 2025 Date: When is Durga Puja in 2025 in India?

When is Durga Puja in 2025: Durgotsav is celebrated for five days with this year, beginning on September 28, 2025 (Sunday), while the main Hindu festival of Navratri commences on September 22, 2025 (Monday), and end on October 2, 2025 (Thursday), marking Vijayadashami and Durga Visarjan.

Durga Puja 2025 Date: The festival celebrates and signifies the victory of good over evil and also marks the homecoming of Goddess Durga to her maternal home, the mortal realm.

Durga Puja Dates 2025: Durga Puja is an auspicious Hindu festival dedicated to Goddess Durga and is celebrated annually by the Bengali community in India, particularly in the eastern half of the country in states such as Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Assam, and, of course, West Bengal, and around the world.

Also referred to as Durgotsav and Sharadotsav, Durga Puja is a four-day festival that falls at the end of the nine-day Shardiya Navratri celebration.

Goddess Durga, the consort of Lord Shiva, is revered during the Durga Puja festival, also known as Durgotsava.

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According to Hindu mythology, the Goddess emerged victorious after battling the buffalo demon Mahishasura, who had boasted of being invincible and immortal, asserting that a woman could never defeat him.

The festival celebrates the victory of good over evil and also marks the homecoming of Goddess Durga to her maternal home, the mortal realm.

The significance of these divine gifts lies not just in their physical power, but in the spiritual attributes they represent (Source: Unsplash)

Durga Puja 2025: Key Dates

The Durga Puja festival is celebrated during the Devi Paksha (fortnight), which is fifteen days of the lunar month of Ashwin, which corresponds to September and October in the Gregorian calendar.

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Durgotsav is celebrated for five days: Shashthi, Mahasaptami, Mahashtami, Mahanavami, and Vijayadashami; this year, Durga Puja will begin on September 28, 2025 (Sunday), while the main Hindu festival of Navratri commences on September 22, 2025 (Monday). Durga Puja will end on October 2, 2025 (Thursday), marking Vijayadashami and Durga Visarjan.

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Here is a 5-day calendar for Durga Puja 2025:

Day	Date	Day of Week	Tithi (Lunar Day)	Rituals & Events	Panchang
Durga Puja Day 1	28th September 2025	Sunday	Shashthi	Kalparambh, Famine Awareness, Invitation and Domicile	Kalpaarambh
Durga Puja Day 2	29th September 2025	Monday	Saptami	Navpatrika Pooja, Kolabou Pooja	Navpatrika Puja
Durga Puja Day 3	30th September 2025	Tuesday	Ashtami	Durga Ashtami, Kumari Pooja, Sandhi Puja	Durga Ashtami
Durga Puja Day 4	1st October 2025	Wednesday	Navami	Maha Navami, Durga Sacrifice, Navami Havan	Maha Navami
Durga Puja Day 5	2nd October 2025	Thursday	Dashami	Durga Visarjan, Vijayadashami, Sindoor Festival	Durga Visarjan Day

Source: Drik Panchang

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